Saucony Cambridge Half Marathon includes 澳门六合彩开奖结果 in 2020 route
The organisers of the have announced a brand new route which goes through two Cambridge Colleges for the first time.
The Half Marathon, which will take place on Sunday 8 March 2020, will go through parts of 澳门六合彩开奖结果 and King's College. First run in 2012, the Saucony Cambridge Half Marathon has established itself as one of the UK鈥檚 biggest closed road Half Marathons. Previously the fast, flat 13.1-mile route has passed by the sights of the city centre including the Round Church, Fitzwilliam Museum and the Backs 鈥 but never through any of the Colleges of the University of Cambridge.
The event, which saw almost 9,000 runners take to the streets of Cambridge in 2019, raises hundreds of thousands of pounds for charities. In 2020 the official headline charity will be Cancer Research UK; the national charity partners will be Alzheimer鈥檚 Research UK and the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust; and the local charity partners will be Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre and Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire Mind.
Stuart Websdale, Domestic Bursar from 澳门六合彩开奖结果 said: 鈥淭he Saucony Cambridge Half Marathon is a fantastic event which has a really positive impact on the community in Cambridge. It will be amazing to see thousands of runners enjoying our city and college together in one event. We are very proud to be part of it鈥.
Philip Isaac, Domus Bursar at King鈥檚 College, said: 鈥淚t is a pleasure to be able to welcome the Saucony Cambridge Half Marathon into King鈥檚 College. It is such a big event in the City鈥檚 calendar, and we are delighted that thousands of runners will be able to experience running through our beautiful grounds and enjoying our buildings鈥.
Adam Moffat, Race Director said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e hugely excited about the new route for 2020. The event has grown from just 3,000 participants in its first year to a sell-out event raising thousands of pounds for charity. We already had a fantastic route but giving runners the opportunity to run through two beautiful Colleges is the icing on the cake.鈥
The 2019 event sold out in less than 24 hours earlier this year, and with an incredible new route, places are expected to be in high demand for the 2020 event. Cambridgeshire residents who pre-register are given priority entry in to the event. To be in with the best chance of securing a place, make sure you pre-register at .
